BEDIAS,
TEXAS

Established in 1836 by Thomas Phiney Plaster, the place was initially
named Plasterville. Plaster's plantation sat a few miles west
of the present day community. The name was later changed to remember
the Bidai Indians.

In the 1840s, Archelaus B. Dodson lived in the community. His wife
Sarah Bradley Dodson is said to have designed the first Lone Star
flag.

A post office was granted in the 1840s. It was one of six Grimes
County communities to have such a service in 1856.

By the mid 1880s, Bedias had a population of 300. It wasn't until
1903 when the railroad reached town and that event triggered growth.
The population in 1915 had grown to 500.

The town suffered no calamities until 1927 when the business district
burned. The town soon replaced the damaged buildings and in the mid
1930s the population remained at 500. At that time there were 25 businesses
in operation.

A slow decline in population set in and by 1967 there were only five
businesses to serve a population of 290. The 1990 census counted 301
people and that same number was used in 2000. Businesses had increased
to 38.